Leadership of Phi Gamma Delta

Letters following the names indicate other offices held:

President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Councilor, General Appointed Officer, NIC Officer, Editor, Headquarters Staff, Field Secretary.

Durrance Award, Coulter Cup, Haynes Award and Wilkinson Award recipients are also noted.

North-American Interfraternity Conference

The North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) was founded in 1909, with Phi Gamma Delta as one of the founding member fraternities. It was renamed from National Interfraternity Conference in 1999.

Chairman/President
The title was changed in 1961 to President.
1917 - Orion H. Cheney (New York 1897) - P
1934 - Cecil J. Wilkinson (Ohio Wesleyan 1917) - E, Ed.
1948 - Gilbert W. Mead (Allegheny 1911) - G
1982 - David C. Bland, Jr. (Texas 1938) - P, T
2014-2015 - Eugene D. "Buddy" Coté III (Maine 1981) - P, S, C, HS

Vice Chairman/Vice President
1933 - Cecil J. Wilkinson (Ohio Wesleyan 1917) - E, Ed.
1971 - Fred L. Dixon (Colorado 1944) - S, FS
1981 - David C. Bland, Jr. (Texas 1938) - P, T
2012-2014 - Eugene D. "Buddy" Coté III (Maine 1981) - P, S, C, HS

Treasurer
1910-1916 - Orion H. Cheney (New York 1897) - P
1979*-1980 - David C. Bland, Jr. (Texas 1938) - P, T
*Brother Bland was elected Treasurer in June after deaths among the leadership forced new elections.

Recording Secretary
1946 - Gilbert W. Mead (Allegheny 1911) - G

Secretary
1932 - Cecil J. Wilkinson (Ohio Wesleyan 1917) - E, Ed.
1947 - Gilbert W. Mead (Allegheny 1911) - G
1979 - David C. Bland, Jr. (Texas 1938) - P, T

Director
NIC Board of Directors created in 1969.
1969-1971 - Fred L. Dixon (Colorado 1944) - S, FS
1975-1978 - David C. Bland, Jr. (Texas 1938) - P, T
1991-19__ - William R. Bracewell (Georgia Faculty) - C, G, Coulter
1999-2003 - Michael O. Shipley (Syracuse 1958) - P, T, G, FS
2010-2012 - Eugene D. "Buddy" Coté III (Maine 1981) - P, S, C, HS

Governing Council Members
NIC Governing Council model created in 2015.
2015-____ - Eugene D. "Buddy" Coté III (Maine 1981) - P, S, C, HS

Recipients of the NIC Gold Medal (Awarded annually since 1940)
1955 - Cecil J. Wilkinson (Ohio Wesleyan 1917) - E
1982 - Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (Ohio Wesleyan 1919)
1989 - William S. Zerman (Michigan 1949) - E, Ed., G
2019 - William A. Martin, III (Mississippi State 1975) - E, Ed., HS, FS

Recipients of the NIC Silver Medal (Awarded annually since 1980)
1984 - Fred L. Dixon (Colorado 1944) - S, FS
1999 - John E. Horton (Missouri 1939)

Fraternity Executives Association (FEA)

President
1944-1945 - Cecil J. Wilkinson (Ohio Wesleyan 1917) - E, Ed., NIC
1971-1972 - William S. Zerman (Michigan 1949) - E, Ed., G, FS
1997-1998 - William A. Martin, III (Mississippi State 1975) - E, Ed., HS, FS

Recipients of the Order of Fraternity Excellence Award
2002 - James E. Caswell (Southern Methodist 1963) - P, V

Fraternity Communications Association (FCA), formerly College Fraternity Editors Association (CFEA)

President
1928-1929 - Cecil J. Wilkinson (Ohio Wesleyan 1917) - E, Ed., NIC
1959-1960 - James F. Hudson (Missouri 1946) - Ed., HS

Varner Award
2018 - William A. Martin, III (Mississippi State 1975) - E, Ed., HS, FS